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xavier delamere {the count of monte cristo} (whatbefell) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-07-03 17:56:00

Entry tags:

count of monte cristo, shere khan

Who: Xavier and Sam
What: Business talk. Oh and power disabling.
Where: 904
When: June 24th, 8:00 PM
Warnings: Swearing?
Notes: Xavier gave Sam a call, assumed ooc, switching their visit from Monday to Thursday. Timelines suck.

He didn’t expect much of the visit – it was business, just related to the building. He’d done a bit of research on Madin’s zoo, digging deeper than what the press releases said. He had a few guesses on what was going on there, but didn’t really care. In his opinion, humans came before animals. He didn’t advocate animal cruelty, but in the name of the right cause – well, this was science and improving lives. Some sacrifices had to be made.

Leaving his apartment at five-to, Xavier was perfectly on time when he showed at Sam’s door. A picture placed on the wall offered enough of a reflection for him to check his illusion – he had not done anything in the world of his “usual” disguises or changed his clothing. While in reality he wore a casual pants and a collarless shirt, he looked like he was dressed in slacks and a dress shirt. The joy of it? He didn’t even sweat from the clothes. His eyes were dark and his nose slightly more curved than usual – and he looked, a tad healthier than he usually did. Some things, not even time could fix. Make-up or these illusions could hide his pallor, nothing else worked.

Satisfied, he knocked on the door, ready for whatever would occur.

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whatbefell
2010-07-04 04:08 am UTC (link)

Xavier nearly laughed at that, but managed to only give a gritted grin. He took the beer, following him out to the living room, taking a seat on the couch. At the arrival of the ashtray, he courteously tapped the end and discarded it. Though he’d been smoking since college, in recent years he’d attempted to cut down – he truly only pulled out his pack and smoked when in an emergency. For now he felt level-headed enough to proceed.

He let the bottle dangle from one hand between his legs, the other wresting wrist-on-knee. Looking up at the offer, he shook his head. “As tempting as the offer is, I can’t ruin the surprise.” And frankly, he didn’t trust him enough yet. If Xavier were to spill his secrets left and right, where would that leave him? He shook his head, raising the bottle to take a sip of his beer. “Besides, that’s not what I came here for.”

	tiger_says_rawr 2010-07-04 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Definitely," Sam agreed, exhaling in a whoosh. "They sort of have to be. I mean, no man is an island, right? People can't thrive when isolated from others." He paused, rubbing the back of his neck. "Philosophy wasn't my thing, but I like psychology, and the two often go hand in hand." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	whatbefell 2010-07-05 04:52 am UTC (link)
	"That's what they say," Xavier said. His smile said that he agreed, but he wasn't sure. After all, he'd managed alright without anyone - beyond Iris and Abraham - over the years. He'd taken on the roles needed in order to survive. People may do better when around others - but it wasn't impossible. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)